Grease Guns
Grease guns are devices designed to transfer lubricating grease into machines with moving parts. Typically grease guns will have three primary components: cylinder, propulsion control, and delivery device. The metal cylinder is the piece of the grease gun that contains the grease. The propulsion control will generally be a level or trigger that the user utilizes to control grease flow. Most often, the delivery device will be some form of flexible hose or rigid metal tube which will be equipped with a coupler. These products are most commonly trigger-operated, lever-operated, pneumatic, or battery operated.
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Grease Gun Advantages
The main advantage of a grease gun is the fact that the operator can insert the lubricant into a machine without causing any unwanted particles to contaminate the lubricant. Likewise, this product is great for not causing any contamination of the lubricant itself in desirable locations. Sometimes these items require specialized nozzles to properly function, and it is important to note that often over lubrication could cause damage to the machine.
Types of Grease Guns
Although grease guns are most commonly associated with a heavy type of grease, these items can also be used to transfer lighter forms of lubricants. Hand operated grease guns that do not utilize any trigger device will have the grease forced out through the grease fitting through back-pressure that builds up by pushing on the butt of the grease gun. Pneumatic grease guns will be equipped with an attachment for an air hose. Another type of grease gun that became very popular is the battery powered grease gun. This style of the grease gun is ideal for many applications where the user requires the product to be portable while still offering high performance. Some also prefer battery powered grease guns due to their cordless configuration of the product.